Will Swaim is the CEO of the California Policy Center and, with David L. Bahnsen, a co-host of National Review’s Radio Free California podcast.
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Episode 152: Riding Shotgun with the Pope
State treasurer wagers California cash in Pope Francis’s “inclusive capitalism” initiative, Alex Padilla named to replace Kamala Harris, and more.
State treasurer Fiona Ma wagers California cash in Pope Francis’s misguided “inclusive capitalism” initiative; Sacramento’s youngest assemblyman says the state’s struggling business community needs a muzzle; Governor Newsom appoints Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’s U.S. Senate seat; and the growing multi-billion-dollar scandal inside California’s unemployment department. Music by Metalachi.
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Show Notes:
- California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
- Fiona Ma joins Pope Francis on “inclusive capitalism”
- Harris auditions for top campaigner role in Georgia
- Georgia Senate runoffs fueled mostly by out-of-state donors
- New data shows residents fleeing California in near record numbers
- Kotkin: Flight of the icons
- Bay Area Assemblymember Alex Lee pushing bill to ban corporate donations to candidates
- Bay Area biz group accuses Newsom, Dems of “business climate denial”
- California dropped its guard before it was hit with $2 billion in unemployment fraud
- California once quelled COVID with stay-at-home order. Why this one isn’t working as well
David L. Bahnsen is the managing partner of a wealth-management firm and a frequent writer and public commentator on matters of economics, faith and work, and markets.




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